此为英文原版，英语好的朋友可以看看：）
作者: Dave Crane / Eric Pascarello / Darren James
isbn: 1932394613
定价: USD 44.95
出版社: Manning Publications
装帧: Paperback
出版年: 2005-10-01

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　　Web users are getting tired of the traditional web experience. They get frustrated losing their scroll position; they get annoyed waiting for refresh; they struggle to reorient themselves on every new page. And the list goes on. With asynchronous JavaScript and XML, known as "Ajax," you can give them a better experience. Once users have experienced an Ajax interface, they hate to go back. Ajax is new way of thinking that can result in a flowing and intuitive interaction with the user.
　　
　　 Ajax in Action helps you implement that thinking--it explains how to distribute the application between the client and the server (hint: use a "nested MVC" design) while retaining the integrity of the system. You will learn how to ensure your app is flexible and maintainable, and how good, structured design can help avoid problems like browser incompatibilities. Along the way it helps you unlearn many old coding habits. Above all, it opens your mind to the many advantages gained by placing much of the processing in the browser. If you are a web developer who has prior experience with web technologies, this book is for you. </p>
　　
　　 What's Inside
　　
　　Ajax principles
　　Why Ajax design patterns matter
　　How to avoid Ajax pitfalls
　　Examples of Ajax in action: type-ahead suggest, live searching using XSL, and many more.
　　Examples using Ajax frameworks: Prototype, Scriptaculous, x and Rico
　　Ajax usability, security, and performance</p>
　　
　　 Table of Contents
　　
　　 PART 1 RETHINKING THE WEB APPLICATION
　　
　　 A new design for the Web, First steps with Ajax, Introducing order to Ajax
　　
　　 PART 2 CORE TECHNIQUES
　　
　　 PART 3 PROFESSIONAL AJAX
　　
　　 The user experience, Security and Ajax, Performance
　　
　　 PART 4 AJAX BY EXAMPLE
　　
　　 Dynamic double combo, Type-ahead suggest, The enhanced Ajax web portal, Live search using XSLT, Building stand-alone applications with Ajax